American English vs British English
I've been thought for a while that American English is the same as British English with minor different . After I came to New York with my broken British English , I found out that was not true . It's actually more then what I thought . Moreover,some of them can't understand each other ! It's surprised me when my teacher from New York told me that she can't understand the famous TV show " Sherlock Holmes" without subtitle !!!
What're you guys thinking about that ?
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American English vs British English
I've been thought for a while that American English is the same as British English with minor difference . After I came to New York with my broken British English, , I found out that they are was not true same. It's actually There is a lot more difference than what I thought. . Moreover, some of them can't don't understand each other what is being said! It's surprising to me when my teacher from New York told me that she can't understand the famous British TV show, " Sherlock Holmes" without subtitles!!!What're do you guys thinking about that ?
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It is mostly because of the accent. Try watch "My Fair Lady", starring Audrey Hepburn and see even how classes are divided (even in England) by the way you speak.
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American English vs British English
I've been thought for a while that American English is the same as British English with minor different differences . After When I came to New York with my broken British English, I found out that was not true . There are more differences It's actually more thean what I thought. Moreover, some of them can't understand each other ! It's surprised me when my teacher from New York told me that she can't understand the famous TV show " Sherlock Holmes" without subtitles !!!What're do you guys thinking about that it?
It's likely that your teacher can't understand Sherlock Holmes without subtitles because of the accent rather than the words being different. Some American accents can be hard to understand for British English speakers. Remember as well that there are lots of different accents in Britain and they can sometimes be hard to understand for people without the accent.
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Thank you so much Mr.Paul .I appreciate your comment .I believe this happen in every other languge ,including Arabic ,Chinees ,and Spanish .
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What you originally thought is not exactly wrong. American English is everywhere in the UK (due to TV and films) and we have no trouble at all understanding it. There are a few American accents that are difficult to understand but these are the types of accents that even Americans would struggle to understand. I don't think British English is quite as widely heard in the US as American English is here, so some accents might be alien to them, but there are not normally any communication problems. It really surprises me she can't understand Sherlock Holmes without subtitles (where the characters don't have particularly difficult accents to understand.) I wouldn't have thought that was typical. As for those spelling differences, they are no big deal as they do not impede meaning. The written language is almost entirely the same in terms of the grammar, with there obviously being a few differences in terms of vocabulary.
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